Considerable emphasis has been given to the role of social factors in contributing to rates of sickness absence. These may also contribute to the decision not to take sick leave, resulting in possible inappropriate non-use. Measures to encourage and enable doctors to take sick leave might improve the management of their own health.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.